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Finland's Prime Minister Looks to Startups

Jyrki Katainen Encourages Entrepreneurship as Way to Boost Finland's Economy

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Juhana Rossi And

Sven Grundberg

Nov. 14, 2013 12:25 p.m. ET

HELSINKI—While the early days of Jyrki Katainen's tenure as Finland's prime minister were spent wielding the country's influence to try and steer the euro zone of crisis, he now hopes that Finland's young gamers and tech entrepreneurs will help pull Finland out of its malaise.